Proposal finalized for smart road

Proposal finalized for smart road

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru, Jan 05 2018: Mangaluru Smart City Limited (MSCL), the special purpose vehicle (SPV) set up to implement the Smart City project, has finalized a proposal to develop the first smart road of the smart city.

Nehru Maidan Road in the city, that connects the business hub of Hampanakatta with Nehru Maidan, City Police Commissionerate, DC’s office and bus stand, will be developed into the first smart road in the smart city, by providing all necessary infrastructure and beautification. After inviting expression of interests, the MSCL has decided to float tenders to develop the smart road in February.

Mangaluru City Corporation commissioner Mohammed Nazeer stated that the work will be taken up at an estimated cost of Rs 7.5 crore. "We have already invited expression of interest, and tenders to implement the project will be floated by February," he said.

The MSCL has already cleared another proposal to provide 22 smart bus stop shelters at various places in the city.

Part of the pan city development initiative under the smart cities project, these shelters have been categorized as A, B and C. While bus shelter A will have e-toilets including interactive display and real-time indicator, bus shelter B will have the same features as shelter A, minus e-toilet, and bus shelter C will be a smaller-sized version of bus shelter B type, he added.